righto im probably due a bit of an update so here goes
last week i drove down to adelaide to see the family and managed to nail a massive roo 75ks east of broken hill. somehow managed to get it just with the passanger wheel which bent the hub spigot. limped into broken hill to find out there was no chance of getting spares. so me and the mechanic id pulled in at eyed in the wheel alignment by adjusting the steering tie rod, pumped the front tyres way up and drove on through to adelaide.
picked up a spare the next day and me and the old man had it swapped over in less than an hr and a half.
unfortunately all the pics are on my old phone which died on the way back
i got home to find my water tank and awning had finally arrived so this week ive been smashing it all in to get ready to leave for the cape next week
first up was the water tank, its a 75L slimline ebay job. came with the pump and mounting hardware
i couldnt find one the exact size i wanted and the custom job i got quoted was way to dear so i ended up chopping down my draw to get it to fit. as it was it took a whole bloody day to get it mounted up
next up was plumbing it in, dalby being dalby no where had anything useful so i had to make it up as i went, ended up using air compressor hose for the pressure line as it was all i could get that would fit
taps are, fill point, breather and outlet tap
i wired it into my existing switch panel with an inline fuse, it works really well and fills up with the tap in 5min or so
next up was the draw it used to run on slides but they didnt like the bull dust so i welded up an ally sleeve to slide into and shortened it up to fit with the tank, its held up with bolts and sicaflex
i also ordered a new awning and awning tent to go on the car as i put the one that was on it on the trailer, 4wd superstore dropped the ball and have no stock of the tent part until next month apparently (i ordered in april) so i got that refunded and will just use tarps like last year
i also replaced the slides on my drop slide as they to died from dust, got heaps heavier duty ones so hopefully theyll hold up.
tommorrow i have to repair the flare that the roo broke and check out the front end as it still pulls to the left a bit even after a wheel alignment, im thinking the lower control arm ball joint mount might be bent up a bit. ill have a look tomorrow and go from there